Bill C-8: Canada’s Cybersecurity Leap — And Why We Should Ask What It Costs

How a sweeping cybersecurity bill could reshape our telecoms, infrastructure, privacy and digital rights — and why every Canadian should read it now.

Bill C-8, formally titled An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts, is poised to become one of the most significant legislative shifts in Canada’s digital and infrastructure policy. On the surface, it aims to protect Canada’s telecommunications system and critical cyber-syste…